Chinese Word: 没奈何 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

没 mò 奈 nài 何 hé (Trad.: 沒奈何)

to have no alternative; to be helpless

1		dāo 刀 dùn 钝 shí shàng 石上 mó 磨， rén 人 chǔn 蠢 méi 没 nài hé 奈何。 A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
2		zhè lǐ 这里 tā 他 yáo yáo tóu 摇摇头， méi 没 nài hé 奈何 de 地 kǔ xiào 苦笑 le 了 yí xià 一下。 Here he shook his head and forced a bitter smile.
3		zǎo shang 早上 méi gǎn shàng 没赶上 bān chē 班车， méi 没 nài hé 奈何 zhǐ hǎo 只好 bù xíng 步行 qù 去 shàng bān 上班。 I missed the regular bus, so I had to go to work on foot.
4		děng 等 le 了 tā 他 hǎo jiǔ 好久 yě 也 méi 没 lái 来， méi 没 nài hé 奈何 wǒ 我 zhǐ hǎo 只好 yí gè rén 一个人 qù 去 le 了。 I waited for a long time, but he didn't show up, so I had to go alone.
5		dàn 但 nǚ ér 女儿 shì 是 zì jǐ 自己 chǒng guàn 宠惯 le 了 de 的， lín 林 dà niáng 大娘 yòu 又 dǐ sǐ 抵死 piān hù 偏护 zhe 着， lín xiān shēng 林先生 méi 没 nài hé 奈何 zhǐ yǒu 只有 kǔ xiào 苦笑。 But he had spoiled his daughter himself, and Mrs. Lin would take the girl's side no matter what the case might be. He smiled a helpless bitter smile.

1		dāo 刀 dùn 钝 shí shàng 石上 mó 磨， rén 人 chǔn 蠢 méi 没 nài hé 奈何。 A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
2		zhè lǐ 这里 tā 他 yáo yáo tóu 摇摇头， méi 没 nài hé 奈何 de 地 kǔ xiào 苦笑 le 了 yí xià 一下。 Here he shook his head and forced a bitter smile.
3		zǎo shang 早上 méi gǎn shàng 没赶上 bān chē 班车， méi 没 nài hé 奈何 zhǐ hǎo 只好 bù xíng 步行 qù 去 shàng bān 上班。 I missed the regular bus, so I had to go to work on foot.
4		děng 等 le 了 tā 他 hǎo jiǔ 好久 yě 也 méi 没 lái 来， méi 没 nài hé 奈何 wǒ 我 zhǐ hǎo 只好 yí gè rén 一个人 qù 去 le 了。 I waited for a long time, but he didn't show up, so I had to go alone.
5		dàn 但 nǚ ér 女儿 shì 是 zì jǐ 自己 chǒng guàn 宠惯 le 了 de 的， lín 林 dà niáng 大娘 yòu 又 dǐ sǐ 抵死 piān hù 偏护 zhe 着， lín xiān shēng 林先生 méi 没 nài hé 奈何 zhǐ yǒu 只有 kǔ xiào 苦笑。 But he had spoiled his daughter himself, and Mrs. Lin would take the girl's side no matter what the case might be. He smiled a helpless bitter smile.